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Automated Pesticide Sprayer for Arecanut Sudarshan Doiphode1, Jignesh Patkar1, Arpit Daware1, Hafiz Banghi1, Sourabh kulkarni2 1Student, SSPM’s College of Engineering, Kankavli, Maharashtra 416602 Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, SSPM’s College of Engineering, Kankavli, Maharashtra 416602 ----------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------2Professor,
Abstract – Arecanut is one of the foremost commercial
crops of India. The objective of this project is to design and fabricate a machine which can climb the Arecanut tree and spray pesticide. This project aims at the design and developing a sensible chemical sprayer for Arecanut where not creating any variety of scratches on the tree. The up and down movement of the smart sprayer on the tree and can carry the sprayer nozzle are totally controlled by a remote control unit. The pesticide sprayer is built by using an Arduino circuit. The Arecant pesticide sprayer consists of square frame with four wheels. The up and down movement is performed by using dc motors with gears. Arecanut pesticide sprayer carry tank with it and two spraying unit are used which provide 180 degree rotation to arm by dc motor. In essence, the smart pesticide sprayer for Arecanut, which avoids the risk of tree climbing, is a promising tool for areca nut farmers and the residents.
INTRODUCTION Areca nut is a tropical crop, is popularly known as betel nut in India. It is one of the most important commercial crop in South-East Asia in general and India in particular. As per FAO statistics for 2017, India is the largest producer of areca nut accounting for 54.07% of the world output. In India, as of 2013-2014 Karnataka is the largest producer of Areca nut in India resulting in 62.69 percent of the country’s output. The plant grows in well drained, deep clay loamy soil; laterite, red loam and alluvial soils are considered most suitable. Areca nut farming, to achieve good yield, needs large application of organic manures and chemical fertilizers. The gestation period for the areca nut tree to yield fruits varies from four to eight years. Its life span is up to 60 years and in some cases even 100 years. The Arecanut tree grows to a height of 60 feet to 70 feet and measures 15 cm in diameter.
Chart-1: Statistical representation of area and production of Arecanut in world in 2018.
Researchers all around the world work on developing climbing machines, most of these climbing machines are capable of climbing regular structures like poles, walls etc. But a very few are capable of climbing trees, main reason being irregular surface and variation of diameter with length. It also requires greater agility and high maneuverability to be used as a product. Many trees like coconut tree, Arecanut tree, and palm trees are so tall that climbing them becomes risky. Hence harvesting fruits and nuts and maintaining them becomes difficult, So, development of a unique tree climbing mechanism is necessary which may be used for maintaining and harvesting applications.
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Chart-2: Graphical representation of production of Arecanut in India, in 2020.
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